What stands out worked out from the figures below

Millis has the most homeowners (83.2%).

Quincy has the most renters (54.8% rent).

What matters to you?

Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Millis	Quincy
People
Population	8,888Lowest	102,114Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+7.2%Lowest MA: +7.4%	+10.1%Highest MA: +7.4%
Median age	46.4±3Highest 16% above MA	38.6±0.8Lowest 4% below MA
Kids under 18	18.4%±2.8Highest MA: 19.4%	14.5%±1Lowest MA: 19.4%
Age 65+	23.5%±3.9Highest MA: 17.9%	17.7%±1.1Lowest MA: 17.9%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	54.5%Highest MA: 47.3%	50.3%Lowest MA: 47.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.9%±1.6Lowest MA: 7.9%	8.2%±0.9Highest MA: 7.9%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$155,996±$9kHighest 50% above MA	$98,882±$5kLowest 5% below MA
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$603,500±$31kLowest 7% above MA	$618,500±$14kHighest 10% above MA
	Quincy and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,696±$279Lowest 4% below MA	$2,118±$59Highest 20% above MA
Property taxmedian, yearly	$9,344Highest 56% above MA	$6,381Lowest 6% above MA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	56.5%±16.6Highest MA: 51.8%	48.7%±3.5Lowest MA: 51.8%
	Millis and Quincy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	4.8%Lowest MA: 10%	10.6%Highest MA: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	83.2%Highest MA: 62.5%	45.2%Lowest MA: 62.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1974Highest 10 yrs newer than MA	1958Lowest 6 yrs older than MA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	31 minLowest 5% above MA	35 minHighest 19% above MA
Work from home	17.5%±4.2Lowest MA: 18.6%	21.2%±1.8Highest MA: 18.6%
	Quincy and Millis are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#63 of 282 in MA	#147 of 282 in MA
School district	Millis	Quincy
High school in town	Millis High School	North Quincy High
Students per teacherat that high school	10.7Lowest	15.5Highest
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Old photos in History	None yet	None yet

MA average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.